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Korea is still split on whether or not to eat dog meat
South Koreans have been eating boshintang, or dog meat stew, for a long time to beat the heat during "chobok," the start of the hottest days of summer according to the lunar calendar. This year, "chobok" is on July 11.
But Koreans are still split on the question. Som...
Danuri's on-board camera catches a glimpse of the lunar region that remains in perpetual darkness.
On Thursday, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced that images were taken by the Korean-built Danuri lunar orbiter of an area of the moon that never receives sunlight. A snapshot of the Shadow Cam gadget installed in the Danuri was posted to the website of Arizona State Universi...
Japanese businessman Maezawa has chosen K-pop sensation TOP and DJ Steve Aoki to accompany SpaceX's lunar mission
Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, disclosed on Friday that K-pop sensation TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he hopes to take on a journey around the moon as early as next year, aboard one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets.
Maezawa purchased every ticket o...
South Korea enters the space exploration competition with first domestic rocket
South Korea is now going to join the advanced spacefaring nations on Oct 21, as the country is attempting to put a 1-tonne payload into orbit using its first native rocket.
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- South Korea to join space exploration competition
- It beco...
UK: EV FIRM LUNAZ SECURED INVESTMENT FROM DAVID BECKHAM
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- The EV company Lunaz has secured the investment from David Beckham
- The company Lunaz has been representing the very best of UK ingenuity in the design and technology
The electrified classic car company Lunaz, which i...
CHINA TO POSTPONE LAUNCH OF TIANZHOU-2 OVER TECHNICAL REASONS
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- China to postpone launch of Tianzhou-2 over technical reasons.
- The cargo spacecraft was expected to have been launched early Thursday morning.
- It would be the first mission to head to the main Tianhe module of the space s...
CHINA’S TIANWEN-1 EXPECTED TO LAND ON MARS SOON THIS WEEK
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- China’s Tianwen-1 expected to land on Mars soon this week.
- The Mars rover will stay in the lander for diagnostics tests for several days.
- The Mars rover has been named after the Chinese god of fire, Zhurong. ...
JAPAN’S ISPACE INC. TO DELIVER A LUNAR ROVER DEVELOPED BY UAE
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- Japan’s Ispace Inc. to deliver a lunar rover developed by UAE.
- Ispace will also provide communications and power during the journey to the Moon and on its surface.
- The UAE's rover, named Rashid will be loaded on...
S. KOREA OFFERS FREE VIDEO CALLS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY
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- S. Korea offers free video calls during the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The ICT ministry gave the order to encourage virtual family meetings amid pandemic.
- SK Telecom Co., KT Corp., and LG Uplus Corp. agreed to not charge fo...
KEC REPORTS HEAVY TRAFFIC ACROSS S. KOREA DUE TO LUNAR NEW YEAR
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- KEC reports heavy traffic across S. Korea due to Lunar New Year.
- Gyeongbu Expressway connecting Seoul to the southeastern port city of Busan was congested.
- The government has kept in place a nationwide ban on private gath...
OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IN SOUTH KOREA MAKES THE PRICE OF EGGS SOAR BY 27%
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- Outbreak of bird flu in South Korea makes the price of eggs soar by 27%.
- On Monday, sales prices of a carton of 30 eggs averaged 7,456 won.
- In January, the consumer prices, in general, rose 0.6 percent on-year.
S. KOREA PM CAUTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS’
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- S. Korea PM cautions about COVID-19 in the Lunar New Year holidays’.
- The coming holiday week is said to be crucial for the country’s fight towards the 3rd wave of the coronavirus.
- The PM in a press briefing as...
KDCA ANNOUNCES COVID-19 INOCULATION TO BEGIN ON FEB. 26 IN SOUTH KOREA
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- KDCA announces COVID-19 inoculation to begin on Feb. 26 in South Korea.
- The date remains so if final approval for the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine is made this week.
- KDCA reported that the country added 303 more COVID...
S. KOREA ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES FOR 2 MORE WEEKS
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- S. Korea announces extension of social distancing measures for 2 more weeks.
- The measure has been taken to prevent infections around the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The Greater Seoul area will continue to maintain Level 2.5 m...
CHINA FOREARMED WITH COVID-19 TESTS FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SEASON
- China has decided to enforce strict COVID testing implementations during the Lunar New Year holiday season, when teeming millions of people are waiting to travel, as it fights the worst spell of new infections since March 2020.
- China plans to enforce stringent COVID testing req...
CHINESE PROVINCE OF 37 MILLION PROCLAIMS EMERGENCY TO REIN IN CORONAVIRUS
- Chinese province of more than 37 million proclaimed an ‘emergency state’ on Wednesday to iron out a handful of Covid-19 cases, as the country shifted gear to decisively contain infections.
- China had impressively reined the coronavirus under control since its entry i...
SOUTH KOREA GOVT. PLANS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HANDOUTS TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
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- South Korea govt. plans to provide emergency handouts to small business owners.
- The government plans to do so by early February, around the Lunar New Year holiday.
- The government will provide US$8.6 billion in relief fund...
CHINESE SPACE PROBE CHANG’E-5 RETURNS SAFELY ON EARTH FROM THE MOON
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- Chinese space probe Chang’e- 5 returns safely on earth from the moon.
- The capsule carrying the samples landed in China’s Inner Mongolia region.
- China becomes the 3rd country to retrieve samples from the Moon.<...
JAPAN’S ISPACE INC. TO SET UP LUNAR LANDER DEVELOPMENT SITE IN THE U.S.A
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- Japan’s Ispace Inc. to set up a lunar lander development site in the U.S.A.
- The Japanese startup company plans to do by the end of the year in a bid to deliver payloads.
- The company aims to locate reserves of water ...
JAXA AIMS TO USE WATER-DERIVED FUEL FROM MOON FOR 2030 LUNAR EXPLORATION
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- JAXA aims to use water-derived fuel from Moon for 2030 lunar exploration.
- The fuel is derived from the water extracted from the Moon’s ice deposits.
- The fuel is expected to cut costs in comparison to transporting fu...